Yes I Am is the beginning of our LOVE REVOLUTION...

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By Joyce Meyer

Today we have more resources, more technology, more forms of communication, and more options at our fingertips to help spread the Gospel than ever before. But right now, there are also more unsaved people living on the earth than at any other time in history. At least 2/3 of the population does not know Jesus Christ as their Savior. That’s more than 4 billion people.

Four billion who would not go to heaven if they died today. Four billion who need to be told the truth about Jesus Christ and His love for them. The question is, who’s going to tell them?

In the church today, we frequently speak of needing “revival.” That’s good, but perhaps we have drifted so far from the true heart of God that reviving what exists won’t get the job done. I believe we need more....

I believe we need a Love Revolution. A revolution doesn’t just try to stir up what’s already there…a revolution brings complete change.

What’s my goal?

I hope to get millions of people all over the world to see that receiving God’s love and then letting it flow through us to others is the most excellent way to live…and is one sure way of reaching our world for Christ. In fact, Jesus says our love is the very thing that identifies us as Christians:

"I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves] "(John 13:34,35).

Love Gives, Love Sacrifices, Love Lays Down Its Life for Others
I believe we need a revolution in our way of thinking and behaving because love is expressed in how we treat people.

Love is patient, kind, humble, gentle, meek and lowly. It is not easily offended, it is not jealous or rude, and it always believes the best. It pays no attention to a suffered wrong, it rejoices when truth prevails, and it never gives up! (see 1 Corinthians 13:4-8).

Love is not merely a sermon we preach, a theory we discuss or a feeling we wait to have. It is a decision we make to take action and help someone else have a better quality of life. When we do, the quality of our life becomes better.

Perhaps you want to help but don’t quite know how to go about it.

One of the things you can do is join with someone else who is already established…someone who is reaching hurting people. Although you may never have an opportunity to travel to a foreign country yourself, you can help finance the preaching of the Gospel by supporting ministries and outreaches that relieve the suffering of those less fortunate.

God Is Asking, “Who Will Feed My Babies?”
As Dave and I travel the world, it breaks our hearts to see so many children on the brink of starvation.

In Ethiopia, for example, parents flock to our feeding centers, literally holding out their children to us for help. And I thank God that with the support of our friends and partners, we are saving lives and offering hope to thousands of these children.

But as we look into the crowd…as we look into these parents’ eyes…we know that we can’t help them all—at least not yet. The truth is, there are literally millions more who still need help.

I know one group of women who desperately wanted to get more involved in world missions. They were so serious about feeding the hungry and helping the poor that they decided to have a garage sale and give the money to charity.

It worked so well that they went into the garage sale business, letting customers know that all proceeds benefit the less fortunate. To date, these women have given our ministry more than $60,000 to support our work in Cambodia and various other outreaches worldwide. And they’re not stopping there. Today, they operate a store in a strip mall, donating all profits to charity.

Another woman who traveled with us to India was greatly affected by what she saw and looked for a way to do even more. As she pondered what to do, she remembered that she was really good at baking pies. With her pastor’s permission, she started baking pies and selling them after church each Sunday, just to give money to missions.